In cooperation with several private sponsors, the “Section des Sciences Naturelles, physiques et mathématiques de l’Institut Grand-ducal” beginning with the year 2010, is awarding each year a researcher (m/f) for either his or her complete work or an exceptional discovery. To be eligible for the award, the researcher must be a Luxembourgian national or a researcher working or having worked in the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg with the major part of his/her scientific work and international publications done in the Grand-Duchy. The prize is currently endowed with 5000 EUR and is awarded during an academic session at the end of the year.

All applications, year by year, must be submitted each year by March 31st latest, by postal and electronic mail (Professor emeritus Pierre SECK, Président de la Section des Sciences de l’Institut Grand-ducal, 13, rue Tony Neuman L-2241 Luxembourg pierre.seck@uni.lu). The application must contain an application letter, a complete curriculum vitae of the candidate as well as a document describing the work and the results that are to be considered by the jury. The regulation of the Grands Prix en Sciences de l’Institut Grand-ducal can be viewed on the web pages of the Section (www.igdss.lu).

The 2010 prize was a prize for physics and is called after its sponsor “Prix Paul WURTH”. The 2011 prize was a prize for mathematics and is called, after its sponsor, “Prix de la Bourse deLuxembourg”. The 2012 prize was a prize for geology and is called, after its sponsor,“Prix FEIDT”. The 2013 prize was a prize for biology and was called after its sponsor, “Prix CACTUS”. The 2014 prize is a prize for chemistry and is called “Prix Paul METZ” in memory of Paul METZ, former CEO of ARBED and president of the “Section des Sciences de l’Institut Grand-ducal” from 1976 to 1983. The price is sponsored by the Family of Paul METZ and the “Section des Sciences”. From 2015 onwards, the same cycle of awards will restart.